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Can a patient on peritoneal dialysis also take supplements like appeton weight gain?
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Definitely: A patient can take theappeton cause they provide vital vitamins and nutrients that would are important for a patient on peritoneal dialysis. Also a patient should also be taking in lots of protein as patients on peritoneal dialysis lose lots of muscle mass and protein.
Answered 11/21/2020
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No: Not fda approved. Would avoid- please discuss with your dietician on the dialysis team.
Answered 11/21/2020
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